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The Reconstruction of Jerusalem In the Era of Jeremiah

Or like the one who passed by a town and it had tumbled
over its roofs. He said: "Oh! How will Allah ever bring it to life
after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then
raised him up again. He said: "How long did you remain dead?" He (the
man) said: "Perhaps, I remained dead a day or part of a day." He said:
"Nay, you have remained dead for a hundred years, look at your food and
your drink, they show no change; and look at your donkey! Thus We have
made of you a sign for the people. Look at the bones, how We bring
them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was clearly shown
to him, he said: "I know now that Allah is Able to do all things." (Ch
2:259 Quran).

Hashim Ibn Al-Kalbi reported that Allah the Exalted
revealed to Jeremiah (pbuh): "I am going to reconstruct Jerusalem, so go
there." He went and found it devastated. He said to himself: "Exalted
be Allah! Allah told me to come to this city and that He was
reconstructing it. When will Allah rebuild it? And when will He bring
it back to life?" Then he slept, and his donkey with him for seventy
years until Nabuchadnezzar and the king over him - Laharasab, who had
ruled one hundred twenty years had perished. Laharasab was succeeded by
his son Bashtaasib. News of the death of Nabuchadnezzar had reached
Bashtaasib through Sham (Syria), which was in utter ruin. The wild
beasts had multiplied in Palestine, for it had become empty of men.
Bashtaasib therefore called to the children of Israel in B: "Whoever
wants to return to Sham (Syria/Palestine) may do so." It was ruled by
one from the House of David, who was ordered by Bashtaasib to rebuild
Jerusalem and its temple, so they returned and rebuilt it. Then
Jeremiah opened his eyes, blinked from the seventy year sleep, and saw
how the city was being reconstructed. He remained in that sleep of his
until he had completed one hundred years. When Allah awoke him, he
thought that he had slept not more than an hour. He had known the city
as a devastated land; when he saw it rebuilt and peopled, he said: "I know now that Allah is able to do all things." (Ch 2:259 Quran).

Ibn Al-Kalbi said that the Israelites settled it,
and Allah rebuilt their glory. It remained so until Rome vanquished
them in the era of the tribal kings; then they lost their community and
their authority after the appearance of Christianity.

This is how Ibn Jarir tells their story in his History
of Jerusalem. He said that Laharasab was a just king and diplomatic.
The people, chiefs, and kings obeyed him, and he was gifted in the
construction of cities, canals and institutions. When he grew too weak
to rule, after more than one hundred, his son Bashtaasib ascended to the
throne. During his reign the religion of Zoroastrianism (al-Majusia)
appeared. A man named Zoroaster (Zordahst) had been a companion of
Jeremiah (pbuh) and had angered him, so Jeremiah (pbuh) cursed him.
Zoroaster became a leper. He went to the land of Azerabaigan, joined
Bashtaasib and converted him to Zoroastrianism, which he chose for
himself of his own free will. Bashtaasib forced people to embrace it
and killed many people who disobeyed him.

After Bashtaasib, his son Barman ruled. They were among
the famous and heroic kings of Persia, and Nabuchadnezzar had been
deputy to all three of them. He lived a long time, may Allah torment
him! The essence of what has been written by Ibn Jarir is that the
person or wayfarer passing through this village was Jeremiah. Others
say that it was Hosea (Ozir), and this is the consensus of the ancients
and those after them, but Allah knows best.